7:57 AM,
May 8, 2014

A man smokes medical marijuana.

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A provision in a bill pending in Lansing that would let police give roadside saliva tests to drivers suspected of being under the influence of drugs is to be removed from the legislation today, according to a cosponsor of the bill.

Critics, including university researchers, said the tests are inaccurate and would allow improper arrests of medical-marijuana patients.

State Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, said he planned to introduce an amendment removing the use of saliva testing at a House Judiciary Committee hearing today. ...